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Jaquan Brooks

Case from Dallas, TX dated Jan 05, 2017

Victim Details

Jaquan Brooks

Male

Black / African American

Dallas

TX

2017-01-05

28

Jaquan

Brooks

08/19/2026

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On the afternoon of January 5, 2017, Jaquan Dwest Brooks, a 28-year-old Black man, was in a vehicle parked at the Spring Ridge Apartments at 3619 Folklore Trail in Dallas, Texas. Shortly before 2:00 p.m., Dallas police were called to the apartment complex after a shooting was reported. When officers arrived, they found Brooks inside the vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was already dead when police located him. The shooting was treated as a homicide, and investigators began trying to de ...
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  • Man Shot And Killed In His Car At Dallas Apartment Complex
  • Jaquan Brooks, age 28 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    It's truly devastating to think about how Jaquan Brooks' life was cut short in such a violent way. O... ...Read More
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    Just thinking about the role that phone records played in this case—it's impressive how much infor... ...Read More
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    I find it so tragic how violence can tear apart lives in a moment, and my thoughts are with Jaquan B... ...Read More
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